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CLUSTERNOMN (MV001)
Sample-specific cluster number (all men)
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CLUSTERNOMN is an 8 digit variable.

Description

CLUSTERNOMN (MV001) reports the cluster number for de facto residence of the man in the men's sample.

According to the DHS Sampling Manual, "A cluster is the smallest geographical survey statistical unit for DHS surveys. It consists of a number of adjacent households in a geographical area. For DHS surveys, a cluster corresponds either to an [enumeration area], or a segment of a large [enumeration area]." The most recent census for a country, which divided all territory into enumeration areas to ensure full coverage of the population, often provides the sampling frame for a DHS survey.

CLUSTERNOMN is the variable indicating the primary sampling unit or PSU. It should be used along with the variable STRATAMN (MV022) to account for the impact of the sample design clustering on the estimates of variance and standard errors.

See the notes on DHS webpage "Use sample weights" on variance estimation for additional information.

CLUSTERNOMN (MV001) and HHNUMMN (MV002) can be used to merge the men's sample file to the household recode file. See the DHS webpage Merging Datasets on variables to be used for linking data sets.

Comparability

Apart from universe differences, CLUSTERNOMN (MV001) has no comparability problems.

Comparability - Standard DHS

CLUSTERNOMN (MV001) is a standard recode variable for men beginning in DHS Phase 3. The Recode Manuals for men's variables consistently note, "Cluster number is the number identifying the sample point as used during the fieldwork. This standard variable may be a composite of several variables in the questionnaire. If so, the non-standard variables are included in MREC91 as country-specific variables."

Universe

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  • Angola: 2015-M
  • Bangladesh: 1994-M, 1997-M, 2000-M, 2004-M, 2007-M, 2011-M
  • Benin: 1996-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2011-M, 2017-M
  • Burkina Faso: 1993-M, 1998-M, 2003-M, 2010-M
  • Burundi: 2010-M, 2016-M
  • Cameroon: 1991-M, 1998-M, 2004-M, 2011-M, 2018-M
  • Central African Republic: 1995-M
  • Chad: 1996-M, 2004-M, 2014-M
  • Comoros: 1996-M, 2012-M
  • Congo (Democratic Republic): 2007-M, 2013-M
  • Congo Brazzaville: 2005-M, 2011-M
  • Cote d'Ivoire: 1994-M, 1998-M, 2011-M
  • Eswatini (Swaziland): 2006-M
  • Ethiopia: 2000-M, 2005-M, 2011-M, 2016-M
  • Gabon: 2000-M, 2012-M
  • Gambia: 2013-M, 2019-M
  • Ghana: 1993-M, 1998-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2014-M
  • Guinea: 1999-M, 2005-M, 2012-M, 2018-M
  • India: 2005-M, 2015-M, 2019-M
  • Jordan: 2017-M
  • Kenya: 1993-M, 1998-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2014-M
  • Lesotho: 2004-M, 2009-M, 2014-M
  • Liberia: 2007-M, 2013-M, 2019-M
  • Madagascar: 2003-M, 2008-M, 2021-M
  • Malawi: 1992-M, 2000-M, 2004-M, 2010-M, 2016-M
  • Mali: 1987-M, 1995-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2012-M, 2018-M
  • Mozambique: 1997-M, 2003-M, 2011-M
  • Myanmar: 2015-M
  • Namibia: 2000-M, 2006-M, 2013-M
  • Nepal: 2001-M, 2006-M, 2011-M, 2016-M
  • Niger: 1992-M, 1998-M, 2006-M, 2012-M
  • Nigeria: 1999-M, 2003-M, 2008-M, 2013-M, 2018-M
  • Pakistan: 1991-M, 2012-M, 2017-M
  • Rwanda: 1992-M, 2000-M, 2005-M, 2008-M, 2010-M, 2014-M, 2019-M
  • Sao Tome: 2008-M
  • Senegal: 1992-M, 1997-M, 2005-M, 2010-M, 2014-M, 2015-M, 2016-M, 2017-M
  • Sierra Leone: 2008-M, 2013-M, 2019-M
  • South Africa: 2016-M
  • Tanzania: 1991-M, 1996-M, 1999-M, 2004-M, 2010-M, 2015-M
  • Togo: 1998-M, 2013-M
  • Uganda: 1995-M, 2001-M, 2006-M, 2011-M, 2016-M
  • Zambia: 1996-M, 2001-M, 2007-M, 2013-M, 2018-M
  • Zimbabwe: 1994-M, 1999-M, 2005-M, 2010-M, 2015-M